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1 week ago | 
mitchellrepublic.com | Jonathon Ellis |Joe Sneve
Speaker of the South Dakota House Jon Hansen and a close legislative ally are expected to announce next week that they are seeking the governor’s mansion in 2026, making them the first entrants into the highly anticipated race. Hansen, a Dell Rapids Republican, is scheduled to make an announcement April 24 with fellow Rep. Karla Lems at his side. It’s an indication that the Canton Republican would be Hansen’s running mate.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
twobirds.com | Jonathon Ellis |Henry Wrench |Jeremy Maybloom
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ASIC’s 2025 enforcement priorities – what’s on the corporate regulator’s mind?
By Jonathon Ellis, Henry Wrench & Jeremy MaybloomASIC has announced its enforcement priorities for 2025. If you are involved in the management of a business operating in Australia, then these new priorities should be on your radar.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Jonathan Tay |Evelyn Park
On 25 September 2024 the Federal Court of Australia ordered Vanguard Investments Australia (Vanguard) to pay a pecuniary penalty of $12.9 million for making misleading claims about environmental, social and governance (ESG) exclusionary screens. This decision against Vanguard marks the Court’s highest penalty imposed for greenwashing conduct to date.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Jonathan Tay |Henry Wrench
ASIC has recently published an enforcement and regulatory update for the first half of 2024. We considered ASIC 2024 enforcement priorities last year and have been tracking ASIC’s enforcement action, especially concerning crypto-assets and greenwashing. This article takes a quick look at ASIC’s recent update on these issues. As always, please reach out if there is any aspect of this update we can discuss further with you.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Jessica Laverty |Jonathan Tay
Our team earlier this year published an article on the new offence of failing to prevent foreign bribery and the corporate defence to the offence if a company can show it had ‘adequate procedures’ in place to prevent the commission of foreign bribery by its associates. The Department of Attorney-General (DAG) has recently published final guidance on what steps corporations can to ensure it has ‘adequate procedures’ in place.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Chris Clarke |Henry Wrench |Aaron Chan |Olivia Carns
Major reforms to Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime are expected in the upcoming months, following the closure of the second stage consultation by the Attorney-General’s Department on 13 June 2024. Earlier this year, AUSTRAC – Australia’s AML/CTF regulator – published its statement of 2024 regulatory priorities, which we summarised in our January article.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Jonathan Tay
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia determined in a recent decision that the Federal Court has the power to make a Solicitors’ Common Fund Order (“SCFO”) in class action proceedings which open the door for class actions plaintiff lawyers to receive a contingency fee – i.e., a percentage from a class actions settlement or judgment.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
siouxfallslive.com | Jonathon Ellis
Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson will not propose changes to how ballots are counted in November’s general election. Citing an expected high voter turnout and a ballot that could be lengthy, Anderson said Tuesday that hand counting votes for this year’s election, which will include a presidential race and several ballot measures, should not be undertaken. “That would not be a wise decision,” she told county commissioners.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Chris Clarke |Aaron Chan |Jonathon Ellis |Julie Cheeseman
Companies face ever-growing risks and threats in cyber security, including by way of phishing and ransomware. Given the continuous disclosure obligations placed upon on ASX-listed entities, it is critical that companies have appropriate guidance in relation to their disclosure obligations as they relate to data breaches and prepare for cyber security incidents as they occur.
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May 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Shane Barber |Kristy Smith |Ethan Aitchison |Hamish Fraser |Belyndy Rowe |Chris Clarke | +13 more
Riding the wavePeak issues in Australian lawMay 2024ContentsForeword Employment Technology and communications Corporate Intellectual property Competition and regulatory Sport Disputes and investigations PropertyPage3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 122Bird & Bird LLPMay 2024ForewordAs we approach our 10th anniversary in the Australian market, there is much to celebrate.
